Genesis 17:19 — King James Version← Study notes

“And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.”

Genesis 17:19 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 17:1920 words

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod

אֲבָלʾăvālNay

שָׂרָהśārāhSarah

אִשְׁתְּךָʾišətəḵāWoman

יֹלֶדֶתyōledetBear young

לְךָləḵāTo

בֵּןbēnSon

וְקָרָאתָwəqārāʾtāAnd call out to

אֶתʾet—

שְׁמוֹšəmwōAppellation

יִצְחָקyiṣəḥāqIsaac

וַהֲקִמֹתִיwahăqimōtîAnd rise

אֶתʾet—

בְּרִיתִיbərîtîCompact

אִתּוֹʾitwōNearness

לִבְרִיתlivərîtTo compact

עוֹלָםʿwōlāmConcealed

לְזַרְעוֹləzarəʿwōTo seed

אַחֲרָיוʾaḥărāywThe hind part

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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